Episodes
Saturday Feb 29, 2020
The Top 10 Strongest Cigars
Saturday Feb 29, 2020
Saturday Feb 29, 2020
The Cigar Authority broadcasts live from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage and today is The Leap Year Edition of The Cigar Authority – It’s Feb 29 and it only comes around every 4 years, and as for a Saturday, it’s been 28 years since this has happened. We smoke a cigar from The Care Package, the Camacho Corojo as we count down the 10 strongest cigars in the marketplace.
We will kick back and share our thoughts on cigars that Mr. Jonathan will never be able to retrohale. From number 10 down to number 2, which we will light up as our second cigar before letting you know what cigar comes in as number one as the strongest cigar according to the authority on cigars, TCA.
We will have this and all the usual suspects including Versus, Offer of the Day, Cigar News and a peek into the Asylum.
The Cigar Authority is a member of the United Podcast Network and is recorded live in front of a studio audience at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe upstairs at Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH and as always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at http://www.2GuysCigars.com/.
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Saturday Feb 15, 2020
A Cigar Made For Fallen Police & Firefighters
Saturday Feb 15, 2020
Saturday Feb 15, 2020
This week The Cigar Authority welcomes to the show Steve Zengel from Los Caidos Cigars. Los Caidos is Spanish for The Fallen and it is made at the Aganorsa factory in Nicragua. The cigar comes as a red band for the Fire Department, and a blue band for the Police Department with the blend being the same for both. For each cigar sold, $1 is donated by Los Caidos to family members of fallen police and firefighters. We will discuss this phenomenonal project with the mastermind behind it.
In the second hour we light up a cigar on the blind. Dave, Mr. Jonathan, Barry and Ed are all members of the Cigar Journal tasting panel and we will fire up a cigar that we only know by the number. We will put our sleuthing caps on and try to figure out what this cigar as we review it on air.
We will have this and all the usual suspects including Versus, Offer of the Day, Cigar News and a peek into the Asylum.
The Cigar Authority is a member of the United Podcast Network and is recorded live in front of a studio audience at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe upstairs at Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH and as always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at http://www.2GuysCigars.com/.
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Saturday Feb 01, 2020
Your Burning Cigar Questions Answered
Saturday Feb 01, 2020
Saturday Feb 01, 2020
With Dave on his way to Miami for the Super Bowl after spending a week in Las Vegas at TPE, the boys take charge of the show. Will they be stooges or musketeers?
In the first hour Mr. Jonathan is in charge of the show we fire up one of his favorite cigars that happens to be part of the February Care Package. We smoke 22N / 83W as we address your burning cigar questions that we’ve asked you to send in over the past few weeks.
In the second hour Barry takes over as we smoke Southern Drawn Jacobs Ladder which features Pennsylvania Broadleaf tobacco. We will look into the history of the wrapper and discuss the differences between it in its Broadleaf cousin from Connecticut. In addition we will take a look at the big game and some of the crazy prop bets that are available.
We will have this along with Easy-Going Ed and all the usual suspects including Versus, Offer of the Day, Cigar News and a peek into the Asylum.
The Cigar Authority is a member of the United Podcast Network and is recorded live in front of a studio audience at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe upstairs at Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH and as always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at http://www.2GuysCigars.com/.
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Saturday Jan 25, 2020
We Prepare For Tobacco Plus Expo 2020
Saturday Jan 25, 2020
Saturday Jan 25, 2020
With all the controversy and separation in the cigar industry we prepare for the TPE – Tobacco Plus Expo 2020 where all parties in the tobacco world will unite. What is scheduled and what is not but will happen anyway… we’ll discuss today on The Cigar Authority.
We will look at the players in the industry from giant corporations to small family businesses and from the manufacturers to the retailers. Who will be there and who will not be in attendance. We will do this while we smoke a cigar from the care package, Aganosa Leaf Connecticut.
In the second hour, Dave will be leaving TPE for Miami to attend Super Bowl LIV. What are his plans and what will the boys do while he is gone. We will do this while smoking La Galera Anemoi.
We will have this all the usual suspects including Versus, Offer of the Day, Cigar News and a peek into the Asylum.
The Cigar Authority is a member of the United Podcast Network and is recorded live in front of a studio audience at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe upstairs at Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH and as always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at http://www.2GuysCigars.com/.
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Saturday Jan 18, 2020
Passion & Myths of Toscano Cigars
Saturday Jan 18, 2020
Saturday Jan 18, 2020
Fresh off his North American Sales Meeting in Doral, Florida we welcome Brand Ambassador Michael Cappellini of Toscano Cigars to the show. We catch up with him to see how 2019 was, how 2020 is shaping up as he visits us Live at the Toscano Sound Stage of Studio.
He is bringing with him some of his award winning Limoncello as we drink up and smoke a cigar from the care package, Toscano Garibaldi.
In the second hour we will recap the Meatball which took place on January 16, 2020 at Two Guys Smoke Shop and we will let you know if Steve Saka defended his balls in victory or if he was kicked on and stomped on with a new winner being crowned victorious.
We will have this all the usual suspects including Versus, Offer of the Day, Cigar News and a peek into the Asylum. The Cigar Authority is a member of the United Podcast Network and is recorded live in front of a studio audience at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe upstairs at Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH and as always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at http://www.2GuysCigars.com/.
Never miss an episode by subscribing to the show via Apple Podcasts and Podbean.
Saturday Dec 28, 2019
The 2019 Cigar of the Year Announcement
Saturday Dec 28, 2019
Saturday Dec 28, 2019
For the last 28 years, David Garofalo has announced the Cigar of the Year. It’s the only Cigar of the Year that allows you to vote and have your voice heard. Seven Contenders were announced in November, and today we will announce the winner fo the 2019 Cigar of the Year .
But first we light up a cigar from The Cigar Authority Care Package. It comes from a line that won Cigar of the Year back in 2012. The Atabey Idolos features a top secret blend only known to a select few and it is made in Costa Rica.
In the second hour we light up The Cigar of the Year and tell you how the decision was made. We pull back the curtain and tell you what goes into the selection of Cigar of the Year as we look back at past winners.
We will have this all the usual suspects including Versus, Offer of the Day, Cigar News and a peek into the Asylum. The Cigar Authority is a member of the United Podcast Network and is recorded live in front of a studio audience at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe upstairs at Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH and as always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at http://www.2GuysCigars.com/.
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Saturday Dec 07, 2019
The Yankee Cigar Swap
Saturday Dec 07, 2019
Saturday Dec 07, 2019
Tis the season to spread the wealth. This week the members of The Cigar Authority discuss the cigars they have been smoking and our selection might just inspire you on cigars to request or give for Christmas.
In the first hour we discuss those cigars while we smoke a cigar from The Cigar Authority Care Package for December. That cigar is the original Guardian of the Farm.
In the second hour we have a Yankee Swap and we gift each other cigars in the spirit of Christmas. We will also attempt to make a dent in all the viewer mail that has come in over the course of the year throughout.
We will do all of this while Barry takes the day off to have lunch in a van? Will he come back or has he had enough of the madness known as The Cigar Authority.
We will have this all the usual suspects including Versus, Offer of the Day, Cigar News and a peek into the Asylum. The Cigar Authority is a member of the United Podcast Network and is recorded live in front of a studio audience at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe upstairs at Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH and as always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at http://www.2GuysCigars.com/.
Never miss an episode by subscribing to the show via Apple Podcasts and Podbean.
Saturday Nov 30, 2019
The End of the Cigar World As We Know It
Saturday Nov 30, 2019
Saturday Nov 30, 2019
The biggest day of the year for retailers is Black Friday. However, over the years the day hasn’t become as big for mom & pop, brick and mortar retailers. It’s about to get a lot worse for the cigar industry industry if the government has it’s way. With H.R. 2339 looming the end of online cigar sales could be coming which could lead to the rebirth brick & mortar shops.
During the first hour of the show we will each pick a cigar from the Contenders Pack in a fantasy style draft. Who will get the first pick overall, and what will be the first cigar selected. While in the second hour we will do the same with the remaining three as we add the reigning Cigar of the Year; Aganorsa Leaf Connecticut to the mix.
If you listened the last few weeks, Mr. J has been begging for time to go through the massive pile of emails. Dave grants his wish in the final half hour of the show.
We will have this all the usual suspects including Versus, Offer of the Day, Cigar News and a peek into the Asylum. The Cigar Authority is a member of the United Podcast Network and is recorded live in front of a studio audience at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe upstairs at Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH and as always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at http://www.2GuysCigars.com/.
Never miss an episode by subscribing to the show via Apple Podcasts and Podbean.
Saturday Nov 23, 2019
The Contenders For the 2019 Cigar of the Year with Nestor Miranda
Saturday Nov 23, 2019
Saturday Nov 23, 2019
Since 1992 David Garofalo has been announcing The Cigar of the Year. It is the only cigar of the year that allows you our listeners to cast a vote and have your voice heard. Seven cigars will be unveiled that make up the contenders and we will tell you how you can be a part of the process.
First however we will be joined by the owner of Miami Cigar & Company as we help launch the return of Don Lino Africa. The cigar is made at the AJ Fernandez factory in Nicaragua and we will share our thoughts on this cigar that Nestor Miranda holds near and dear.
In the second hour we will fire up the first of seven contenders. We will share our thoughts on the cigar as we tell you all the cigars on the ballot for Cigar of the Year. It’s one of our biggest shows every year and we look forward to the he big reveal,
We will have this all the usual suspects including Versus, Offer of the Day, Cigar News and a peek into the Asylum. The Cigar Authority is a member of the United Podcast Network and is recorded live in front of a studio audience at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe upstairs at Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH and as always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at http://www.2GuysCigars.com/.
Never miss an episode by subscribing to the show via Apple Podcasts and Podbean.
Saturday Nov 16, 2019
Is Episode 501 the End of The Cigar Authority?
Saturday Nov 16, 2019
Saturday Nov 16, 2019
Mr. Mojo Risin once sang, This is the end, beautiful friend, This is the end, my only friend, the end, Of our elaborate plans, the end, Of everything that stands, the end, No safety or surprise, the end,I’ll never look into your eyes, again. Today we discuss if we should pull the plug or continue to ride the King’s Highway.
We will celebrate the record of most cigar podcasts with a cigar that is worthy of such a milestone. The Padron Serie 1926 80th Anniversary is our smoke for the first hour as we talk with a listener who has been there since the beginning. Rudy from Canada will speak with us Live from the land of Neil Young and Rush.
In the second hour we turn to The Cigar Authority Care Package and the JD Hightower which features the name of the cigar branded into the wrapper. It is during this smoke that we will make an official decision on whether or not to continue.
We will have this all the usual suspects including Versus, Offer of the Day, Cigar News and a peek into the Asylum. The Cigar Authority is a member of the United Podcast Network and is recorded live in front of a studio audience at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe upstairs at Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH and as always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at http://www.2GuysCigars.com/.